Word: wynonna
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...where heartbreak is a bad game of spin the bottle. Rimes, 13, is churning out teardrops across the country with her first single, Blue, a ballad originally written for Patsy Cline. Rimes' rendition has soared up the country charts, putting her in the company of idols like Wynonna Judd. "Everybody's starting to know who I am," Rimes says. But do fans believe she's 13? "No," she admits. "They want to see my birth certificate...
...James Taylor and Jackson Browne. Nonetheless, many songs on Black's first three albums seemed stiff and traditional; the intensity of his emotions was displayed only rarely. On No Time to Kill, collaborators help bring out the best in him. In A Bad Goodbye, he sings a duet with Wynonna Judd, who draws out an emotional edge in his ! voice. On Happiness Alone, Black and co-writer Jimmy Buffet turn the usual country formula inside out, creating a refreshing pop song with just an echo of country twang: "A man can't survive on happiness alone...
...Movie Sound Track Should Be Accompanied by a Movie. The Leap of Faith album is a little masterpiece of gospel music, mixing the real thing (as performed by the Angels of Mercy, Patti LaBelle, Albertina Walker) with soulful tributes from pop acolytes (John Pagano, Wynonna Judd, Lyle Lovett). But the movie, like The Bodyguard, doesn't live up to the craft or fervor of its music. This tale of a tent-show evangelist (Steve Martin) -- he promises "miracles and wonders" while lining his pockets with the gullible hopes of decent people -- can't even take energy from Martin's holy...
...MUSIC Wynonna Judd does just fine without Mama...
...story is not just in the sales. Wynonna and Naomi Judd's pay-per- view TV special in January drew more viewers than did similar specials by the Rolling Stones and New Kids on the Block. In a year when the income from the top 10 rock or pop tours declined 32%, country acts increased their revenues 40%. The recently published autobiography of Ralph Emery, Nashville's answer to Johnny Carson, who is the host of Nashville Now, a live show on the Nashville Network (TNN), has been on best-seller lists for 17 weeks. In just two years...